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1 r' 1 I f! - 1 i ii a 2 i t 5i !-- 1 ' 1 STEADIER HOG MARKETS PLANNED i Hog Producers and Packers Confer With Repre sentatives of the Food Administration and Agricultural Department and Adopt New Plan of Regulation. ! In accordance with the policy of the Food Administration since its founda-, tlon to consult representative men in the agricultural industry on occasions of importance to special branches of the industry, on October ?4 there was convened in Washington a meeting of the Live Stock Subcommittee of the Agricultural Advisory Board and the special members representing the swine industry to consider the situation in the hog market The conference lasted for three days, and during this time met with tb executive committee of the fifty packing firms participating in foreign orders for pork products and with the members of the Food Administration directing foreign pork purchases. The conclusions of the conference were as follows : ; The entire marketing situation has so changed since the September Joint conference as to necessitate an entire alteration in the plans of price stabi lization. The current peace talk has alarmed the holders of corn, and there has been a price decline of from 25 cents to 40 cents per bushel. The fact that the accumulations of low priced corn in the Argentine and South Afri ca would, upon the advent of peace and liberated shipping, become availa ble to the European market has cre ated a great deal of apprehension on the part of corn holders. This decline has spread fear among swine growers that a similar reduction in the prices of hogs would naturally follow. More over, the lower range of corn prices would, if incorporated in a 13-to-l ra tio, obviously result In a continuously falling price for live hogs. In view of these changed conditions many swine producers anticipated lower prices and as a result rushed their tfogs to market in large numbers, and this overshipment has added to and aggravated the decline. The information of the Department of Agriculture indicates that the sup ply of hogs has increased about 8 per cent, while the highest unofficial esti mate does not exceed 15 per cent in creased production over last year. On the other hand, the arrival of hogs during the last three weeks in tfie seven great markets has been 27 per cent more than last year, during the corresponding period, demonstrating the unusually heavy marketing of the available supply. In the face of the excessive receipts some packers have not maintained the price agreed last month. On the other hand, many of the packers have paid over the price offered to them in an endeavor to maintain the agreed price. The re sult in any event has been a failure to maintain the October price basis determined upon at the September con terence and undertaken by the pack ers. Another factor contributing to the break in prices during the month has been the influenza epidemic; it has sharply curtailed consumption of pork products and temporarily de creased the labor staff of the packers about 25 per cent The exports of 130,000,000 pounds of pork productsfor October com pared with about 52,000,000 pounds in October a year ago, and the export orders placeable by the Food Administration for November, amount to 170,000,000 pounds as contrast ed with the lesser exports of 98,000,000 for November, 1917. The Increased demands of the allies are continuing, and are In themselves proof of the necessity for the large production for which the Food Admin istration asked. The increase in ex port demandSL appears to be amply sufficient to take up the Increase in hog productijn, but unfavorable mar ket condition's existing in October af ford no fair index of the aggregate supply and demand. It must be evident that the enor mous shortage in fats n the Central Empires and neutral countries would immediately upon peace result in ad ditional demands for pork products which, on top of the heavy shipments to the Allies, would tend materially to Increase the American exports, in asmuch as no considerable reservoir of supplies exists outside of the United States. It seems t probable that the present prospective supplies would be inadequate to meet this world demand with the reiurn to peace. So far as it is possible to interpret this fact, it ap pears that there should be even a stronger demand for pork products after the war, and therefore any alarm of hog "producers as to the effect of peace is unwarranted by the outlook. In the light of these circumstances It is the conclusion of the conference that attempts to hold the price of hogs to the price of corn may work out to the disadvantage of pork producers. It Is the conclusion that any interpre tation of the formula should be a broad gauged, policy applied over a long, period. It is the opinion of the conference that in substitution of the previous plans of stabilization the Live Stock Subcommittee of the Agri cultural Advisory Board, together with the specially invited swine representa tives, should accept the invitation of the Food Administration to join with the Administration and the packers in determining the prices at which con trolled export orders are to be placed, xms will be regularly done. The in fluence of these orders will be directed to tne maintenance of the common ob- ect namely, the stabilization nt th0 rice of live hogs so as to secure as far A M is possible fair returns to the producer and the insurance of an ade quate future supply. These foreign orders are placed upon the basis of cost of hogs to the packers. As the result of long negotiations between this body and the Packers' Committee, representing the 45 t6 50 packers participating in foreign or ders, together with the Allied buyers, all under the Chairmanship of the Food Administration, the following un dertaking has been given by the pack ers : In view of the undertakings on the part of the Food Administration with regard to the co-ordinated purchase of pork products, covered in the at tached, it is agreed that the packers participating in these orders will un-, dertake not to purchase hogs for less than the following agreed mlnlmums for the month of November, that Is a dally minimum of $17.50 per hundred pounds on average of packers' droves, excluding throw-outs. "Throw-outs" to be defined as pigs under 130 pounds, stags, boars, thin sows and skips. Further that no hogs of any kind shall be bought except throw outs, at less than $16.50 per hundred pounds. The average of packers' droves to be construed as the average of the total sales in the market of all hogs for a given day. All the above to be based on Chicago. We agree that a committee shall be appointed by the Food Administration to check the dally operations In the various markets with a view to super vision and demonstration of the carry ing out of the above. The ability of the packers to carry out this arrangement will depend on there being a normal marketing of. hogs based upon the proportionate in crease over the receipts of last year. The increase in production appears to be a maximum of about 15 per cent and we can handle such an increase. If the producers of hogs should, as they have in the past few weeks, pre-. maturely market hogs in such increas ing numbers over the above it is en tirely beyond the ability of the pack ers to maintain these minimuma, and therefore we must have the co-operation of the producer himself to main tain these results. It is a physical impossibility for thecapaclty of the packing houses to handle a similar over-flood of hogs and to find a market for the output The packers are anx ious to co-operate with the producers in maintaining a stabilization of price and to see that producers receive a fair price for their products. (Signed) THOS. E. WILSON, Chairman Packer' Committee. The plan embodied above was adopt ed b the conference. The Food Administrator has appoint ed a committee, comprising Mr. Thom as E. Wilson, chairman of the Pack ers' Committee; Mr. Everett Brown, president of the Chicago Livestock Ex change; Major Hoy of the Food Ad ministration, Mr. Louis D. Hall of the Bureau of Markets, to undertake the supervision of the execution of the plan in the various markets. Commis sion men are asked to co-operate in carrying out the plan embodied in the packers' agreement It must be evi dent that offers by commission men to sell hogs below the minimum estab lished above is not fair, either to the producer or the participating packers. Mr. Brown has undertaken on behalf of the commission men in the United States that they will loyally support the plan. It is believed by the conference that this new plan, based as it is upon a positive minimum basis, will bring bet ter results to the producer than aver age prices for the month. It does not limit top prices and should harrow the margins necessary to country buy ers in more variable markets. It is believed that the plan should work out close to $18 average. Swine producers of the country will contribute to their own interest by not flooding the market, for it must be evident that if an excessive over per centage of hogs is marketed in any one month price stabilization and con trol cannot succeed, and It is certain that producers themselves can contri bute 'materially to the efforts of the conferences If they will do tbelr mark eting in as normal a way as possible. The whole situation as existing at present demands a frank and explicit assurance from the conferees repre sented namely, that every possible effort will be made to maintain a live' hog price commensurate with swine production costs and reasonable sell-j ing values in execution of the declar ed policy of the Food Administration to use every agency in its control to secure justice to the farmer. The stabilization methods "doptedr for November represent t beat J forts of the conference, c acuxretf iik by the Foo4 Administrate fod & pcui coumnr mixta, tbyoit, n. o I Livestock Subcommittee of the Agri colturali Advisory Board, together with special swine members and the ' representatives of the packers, to im prove the present unsatisfactory situ- ' ation, which has unfortunately result- ; ed because of the injection of uncon- 1 4. II LI . . J We 'ask "the producer to co-operate with us In a 'most difficult task. The members of the Conference were: ' , '. Producers H. C. Stuart, Elk Gar den, Va., Chairman Agricultural Ad visory Board ; W. M. McFadden, Chi cago, 111.; A: Sykes, Ida Grove, la.; John M. Evvard, Ames, Ja. ; J. H. Mer cer, Live Stock. Commission for Kan sas ; J, G. Brown, Monon, Ind. E. C. Brown, President Chicago Livestock Exchange; N. H. Gentry, Sedalia, Mo. ; John Grattan Broomfield, Colo.; Eu-- gene Funk, Bloomington, 111.; Isaac Lincoln, Aberdeen, S. D. ; C. W. Hunt Logan, la.; C. E. Yancey, W. B. Dod son. Food Adminlstration--Herbert Hoo ver, F. S. Snyder Major E. L. Egy, G. H. Powell. Department of Agriculture Louis D. Hall, F. R. Marshall. The packers present and others sharing In foreign orders were repre sented by the elected packers' commit tee. Those represented were : . Packers Armour & Co Chicago, 111. ; Cudahy Packing Co., Chicago, 111. ; Morris & Co., Chicago, HI. ; Swift & Co., Chicago, HI.; Wilson & Co., Chica go, ni.; John Agar Co., Chicago, 111.; Armstrong Packing Co., Dallas, Tex.; Boyd Dunham & Co., Chicago, 111. ; Brennan Packing Co., Chicago, 111.; Cincinnati Abattoir Co., Cincinnati, O.; Cleveland Provisions Co., Cleve land, O. ; Cudahy Bros. Co., Cudahy, Wis. ; J. Dold Packing Co., Buffalo, N. T. ; Dunlevy Packing Co., Pittsburg, Pa. ; J. E. Decker & Sons, Mason City, la.; Evansville Packing Co., Evans vllle, Ind. ; East Side Packing Co., East St Louis, 111. ; Hammond Standish & Co., Detroit Mlch ; G. A. Hormel St Co., Austin, Minn.; Home Packing & Ice Co., Terre Haute, Ind. ; Independ ent Packing Co Chicago, 111. ; Indian apolis Abattoir Co., Indianapolis. Ind.; International Provision Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Interstate Packing Co., Winona, Minn.; Iowa Packing Co., Des Moines, la.; Powers Begg Co., Jacksonville, 111. ; Kingan & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. ; Krey Packing Co., St Louis, Mo. ; Lake Erie Provision Co., Cleveland, O. ; Lay ton Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ; Oscar Mayer & Bro., Sedgwick and Beethoven streets, Chicago, 111. ;' J. T. McMillan Co., St Paul, Minn.; Miller & Hart Chicago, 111. ; J. Morrell & Co., Ottum wa, la. ; Nuckolls Packing Co., Pueblo, Cok.; Ogden Packing and Provision Co., Ogden, Utah ; Ohio' Provision Co., Cleveland, O. ; Parker Webb & Co., De troit Mich.; Pittsburg Packing and Provision Co., Pittsburg, Pa.; Rath Packing Co., Waterloo, la. ; Roberts & Oake, Chicago, 111. ; Rohe & Bros., New York City; W. C. Routh & Co., Logans port, Ind.; St Louis Ind. Packing Co., St Louis, Mo.; Sinclair & Co., T. M. Cedar Rapids, la.; Sullivan & Co., De troit Mich. ; Theurer-Norton Provision Co., Cleveland, O. ; Wilson Provision Co., Peoria, 111.; Western Packing and Provisioa Co Chicago, 111.; Charles Wolff Packing Co., Topeka, Kan. cNcMT AuLN I bLAMtU FOR POOR WHEAT CROP ? Salem, O. Enemy agents are blamed for an Insect pest which has reduced Butler township's bumper wheat crop tomuch less than normal. The ravages of the insect have been tremen dous. Last winter the farmers now remember an aged man of German extraction was ob- v served wandering about the lownsnip visiting wneat fields to the exclusion of others, and apparently diffjrinir in them with r his hands, as if burying some- . . . j thing in the soil. OWN PUNS SLAY FOE Yankees Take Weapons and Turn Them on Hun. Run Out of Ammunition and Make Night Raid on Trenches for More. With the American Army in France. Turning "Heinle's" own machine guns back on him is the newest and favorite stunt in a certain American outfit The boys just stumbled onto this sport, and they like it. Recently In raids the boys brought back some German machine guns, after driving the Germans away from their own strongholds. "Why not use these German guns on the Heinies?" one thinking dough boy asked his pals. "You're crazy; we haven't any am munition that'll fit them." "Why can't we go 'over and get some?" replied the thinker. "Never thought of that," replied tke others; "we're on? That night they raided the Gorman trenches and brought back plenty of ammunition and another German ma chine gun. Next day the guns were playing on the "Heinies." 'They're darned good machine guns," said one chap enthusiastically; "but the Heinies don't know how to; use them. We do, though. We're get ting a little low on ammunition. Guess we'll have to rim over to Germany to night and make 'em hand out some more," " NOTICE. ' ' " " Having qualified as administrator of the estate of W, J. Shields, de ceased, late of Poll: County, this is to notify all. person? having ' claims against said estate to present them p the undersigned administrator? with in twelve months from date or this Inotice will be pleaded in bar ofpav- Tnent. ah persons maeuwsu w estate will please make lmnieaitaie payment. D. A. Shields, Admr. Walter Jones, Attorney. yy g NOTICE OF LAND SALEi Notice is hereby given that the' un dersigned by virtue of the powers contained in a certain mortgage dat ed 9th March, 1915, executed by San ford Liles and wife Queen Liles to E. D. Ezell will sell at the court house door at Columbus, N. C., on MONDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1918 at 2 o'clock P. M., the following real estate, to-wit: A tract of ten acres of land described as follows: Part of Pat. No. 1013, on the wa ters of Mill Creek, beginning on a black gum, Head's corner, and run ning thence south 80 east "65 1-3 poles to a stone in Mose Shields' line Bar nett's corner; thence with Shieds line south 46 w 18 poles to a sourwood his corner; thence with his line south 6V2 west 24 poles to a stone, his corner; thence with his line south 49 V2. west 19 V2 poles to a stake, his corner; thencei with his line south 26 west 9 2-3 poles to a sfake, Head's corner; thence with Head's line north 68Y2 poles to a stake in Cantrell's line; thence with his line north 30 east 2314 poles to a Spanish oak, his cor ner; thence with his line north 10 east 31 Ya poles to the beginning, containing-10 acres. Sale will be made to satisfy the aforesaid mortgage. Terms: Cash on day of sale. F. 7). F7pC .Mortgagee. 'M. Georgion, Assignee. MORTGAGE SALE. By virtue of the power of sale con tained in a certain mortgage (ifvd dated 25th of March, 19 1, and u corded in book of mortgages No. 9 at page 585, of the recojds of Polk county, and executed by Jol Shcvfey and wife Maggie Shoifey, to secure the payment of the pi.rohn.--e nriM of lands heroinaKer de-crioel, "default having been made in tho payment tf both principal anc1 ir,t-r t of said purchase price ivjt's. I will sell to the highest bidrtrv, or cash, at rhe court house door in Coutn!v.is on he 26the DAY OF DECEMBER, 1918, at 12 o'clock M., all the following de scribed piece, parcel or tract of land, to-wit: Being a part of patent No. 1024 on the waters of Little Cove Creek and adjoining the lands of J. E. Thomp son, Eli Bradley and others. Begin ning on a Hickory, J. E. Thompson's comer on the east side of the Little Cove creek and runs South 68 west with Thompson's line, crossing the creek 62 poles to a stake, B. O. Cor ner; thence south G1 east crossing Spring Branch 56 poles to a stake and stone; thence south 52 west 88 poles to two dead pines and a stone on top of a ridge; thence north 38 west 164 Vz ples to a W. O. on top of a ridge, Bradley's corner; thence north 18 V2 east with Bradley's line passing just south of a lare'e rock 124 noies to a poplar and dogwood, corner mence south 84 v2 east 60 poles to a sourwood on the lower side of an old road; thence north 84 deg. east 43 poles to a stone at a bluff; thence S. 65 E. crossing a branch to a cucum ber on the bank of Little Cove Creek; thence up the creek S. 25 east 734 poles to a large rock comer of a 92 acre tract; thence north 50 east cross ing the creek 30 poles to a stone; thence south 25 cast 79 poles to a stone; thence north 85 west crossing the creek 33 poles to a stone in the bottom; thence south 25 east 28 poles to the beginning, containing 216 and one-half acres, more or less. Said sale being made to pay the aeDt, interest and costs of sale secur ed by said above mentioned mortgage from Joel Sherfey and wife to J. H. Johnson. This the 20th dav of Nov. 1918. MRS. J. H. JOHNSON, Administratrix of the estate of J. H. Johnson. E. W. Ewbank, AAttorney. NOTICE OF SALE. Pursuant to th power of sale con tained in that coitai mortgage deed executed by L. B. Tribble and Dinah Tnbble, his w:fe, to J. V. Kennedy on the 12th day of Da:3.-n- 1916, and of record in offL-e of Remitter of Deeds for Polk county in Book No. 11 at page 238, default having been made m the pnyment of the debt and interest therein provided for, the un dersigned vv'll sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door in Polk county on MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1918, at 12 o'clock noon the following describ ed land and premises conveyed by said mortgage, and described" as fol lows, to wit: Situate in the counts of Polk, State of North Carolina and in the town of Tryon;! beginning at a stake at the Northwesterly edge of the George Weaver Road, at a point whee a line running south 71 deg. ,30 min West 226 feet from the' Southeast corner of the B. C. Livingston subdi vision of the town of Tryoh would intersect said point, and running thence North 57 deg. 30 min. East 48 feet to a stake, corner of lot 11 C. in said subdivision; thence North 1 deg 45 min. East 70 feet with the line of said lot 11 C. to a stake; thence North 88 deg. 15 min. West 104 feet to a stake in the line of lot 6 C., said sub division; thence South 1 deg. 45 min. West 60 feet to a stake, corner of lot 6 C. and 10 C, said subdivision thence South 59 deg. East 73 feet to the beginning, containing one-fourth of an acre, more or less. This 13th day f November, 1918. Theodosia Jones Kennedy, Executrix of J. W. Kennedy, Mo- gagee. , . - Bank of Tryon, Tot morteag and owner of WalUr Jones, Attorney, , The Government Wants us to save 011 meat, flour and sugary.using more of the vegetables. Are we doing it? .The Govern ment now says buy .more War Savings and Thrift'Stamps. Have we all done our part7 We have the best of vegetables and canned goods, also the W. S. S. and Thrift Stamps. Buy of U3. Let us help you to BE PATRIOTIC. John Orr & Co. Phone No. 14 Try on, N. C. 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The ambition of the Southern Railway Company is to see that unity of interest that is born of co-operation between the public and the railroads: to see perfected that fair and frank policy in the manage ment of railroads which invites the apencies; to r.-alize that liberality of freafnent which will enable it 1 to obtain the additional capital needed for lue acquisition of better and enlarged facilities incident to the demand for increased and better service; and. finally To take its niche in the body politic of th South alongside of other Teat industries, with no more, but with equal liberties, equal rights and equal opportunities. m ' " The Southern Serves the South." ) eeeectooooo9oee90oe9soo90oc9eoe9oeoooooooooooe9tot MOTIPP TO TAX iThe. State and Countv aue, ana tne books are in my hands for collection. All tax payers are earnestly requested to meet me on the following dates at places named and pay their taxes: The Bank of Tryon, Wednesday, Dec. 4th, 1918. Lynn, Kunkle's store, Thursday, Dec. 5. 1918. Joe Wilson's, Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 1918. Leander Brown's, Wednesday, Dec. 11th, 1918. As the law provides that levy upon property for unpaid taxes shall .be made after November 1st, please settle your taxes and save this unpleasant duty. Till 1 W. C. ROBERTSON, Tax Collector. ttoooocccoseosooooooooecooooocoooooooaoooeo GEO, A.- GASH JUSTICE OF THE PEACE - AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Collections a specialty. Deeds and Mortgages prepared, and Contracts' written at reasonable prices. TRYON, N, C. COLLEGE ASHEVILLE, N. C. con6dence of troremmental ' IPAYOEIRS. taxes for the vear 1918 are . - NOTICE. Having lately been fPPoinnftedj0S administrator of the estate 01 Pace, deceased, all persons, n claims against said estate are requested to present said clmirhin sworn -to, to the undersigned w q twelve months from the 4in November, 1918, otherwise barred by statute. Also all v d indebted to said .estate are req to make immediate settlement said administratrix. g .This 15th day of November i- LYDA ARLEDGf ' Adminiitratr i